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Louisiana Use of Budget Stabilization Fund for Declared Disasters Amendment (2018)
| Louisiana Use of Budget Stabilization Fund for Declared Disasters Amendment | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Louisiana Use of Budget Stabilization Fund for Declared Disasters Amendment was not on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have allowed the Louisiana State Legislature, through a two-thirds vote in each chamber, to use up to one-third of the revenue in the Budget Stabilization Fund to cover the state's costs associated with a federally-declared disaster.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:[1]
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Do you support an amendment to allow for the use of the Budget Stabilization Fund, also known as the Rainy Day Fund, for the state's share of costs associated with a disaster declared by the federal government? (Amends Article VII, Section 10.3(C)(3) and (4); Adds Article VII, Section 10.3(A)(5) and (C)(5))[2] |
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Constitutional changes
- See also: Article VII, Louisiana Constitution
The measure would have amended Section 10.3 of Article VII of the Louisiana Constitution. The full text of the constitutional changes is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
In Louisiana, a two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Louisiana State Legislature during one legislative session is required to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. Louisiana is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority in each chamber of the legislature.
Rep. Gary Carter, Jr. filed the amendment in the Louisiana State Legislature as House Bill 309 (HB 309) on March 1, 2018. On May 3, 2018, the Louisiana House of Representatives approved the amendment in a vote of 80 to 12 with 13 members absent.[3] The bill did not come for a vote in the state Senate.
| Vote in the Louisiana House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 63  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 80 | 12 | 13 |
| Total percent | 76.19% | 11.43% | 12.38% |
| Democrat | 33 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 44 | 12 | 5 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana State Legislature, "House Bill 309," accessed May 3, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lousiana State Legislature, "HB 309 Overview," accessed May 3, 2018
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